December 28, 2024
Josephine looked sharply at her little sister. She didn’t have any chewing tobacco left, and she didn’t know where she could get more. She looked at the church.
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January 4, 2025
If your God really exists, you should pray for rain,” one boy said. Others agreed. “Let’s see what your God can do,” said another boy. Tsomo called together all of the teens.
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January 11, 2025
After two months, Elberel had had enough. He thought it would be easier to change schools than to put up with the girl. He called his dad, who was still studying at Andrews University. “This girl keeps insulting me,” he said. “I want to transfer to public school.”
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January 18, 2025
Mom was very cautious about the small Bible study group, but she also was curious. She had seen a change in Debbie. Once proud, Debbie had become mild. Once bossy, she had become obedient to her mother and respectful of her sister.
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January 25, 2025
Bold had been close to Dad, and he couldn’t imagine life without him. He wondered, “If everyone is going to die, what’s the point of living?” He heard no answer.
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February 1, 2025
At 6 o’clock every morning, the teacher poked Bold with a wooden stick to wake him up. Then Bold sat for hours, learning the Tibetan language and memorizing texts from the sacred writings. He also had many chores, cooking for the teacher and cleaning his house.
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February 8, 2025
Bold had many questions, and he began to ask them. The American missionaries answered his questions from the Bible. When they learned that he knew Russian, they gave him a Russian Bible.
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February 15, 2025
As she slept, she had a dream. She was pacing back and forth in a small room without any doors or windows. She was trapped. Then God gave her a piece of paper and said, “I will help you.” A moment later, she was sitting in the back of a pickup, traveling down a road.
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February 22, 2025
Korean children often start thinking about baptism when they are about 13 years old. But Yu Jin was 9, and 13 was four long years away. She wasn’t happy about having to wait. But she was an obedient child.
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March 1, 2025
Everyone knelt down and prayed for God to stop the storm. For two hours, the missionaries prayed as the wind howled, the lightning flashed, and the rain fell. The pastor asked God to forgive the sins of everyone in the group.
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March 8, 2025
A flood of emotions filled his heart. He had no memories of his father, but he remembered that Dad had studied at that same university to become a pastor. Dad had probably prayed in the same prayer garden.
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March 15, 2025
Mommy, I’m scared,” he said. “Why are you scared?” Mom asked. “I remember a cartoon that I watched today,” he said. “Don’t be scared because God is with you,” Mom said. “This house is under God’s protection. Angels are watching over us. Let’s recite Psalm 121 together.”
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March 15, 2025
Philip understood that Samuel was praying for them to get along. But he gained no joy from the prayer. He was annoyed. His irritation grew when Samuel repeated the same prayer the next day and then the next. “Please, Lord,” Samuel prayed, “help me not to hate Philip.”
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March 29, 2025
Hyun-hee’s mouth dropped open again. She had never heard people her age talk about God in such a personal way. She thought, “They’re young, but they have faith and believe in God. They love God despite the struggles in their lives.”
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